furthest

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/ˈfɜː(ɹ)ðɪst/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

against, behind, leaning, left

VERB + FURTHEST

goes, lives, penetrated, reach, run, threw, throws

FURTHEST + NOUN

anna, office, people, sun, thing, truth, wall

PREP.

from, in, on, out

ADV.

also, away, generally

Definitions

adv

superlative form of far: most far

Of all the children in our school, I can run furthest.

He lives furthest from the office, so his commute is the longest.

superlative form of far: most far

This civilisation was the furthest advanced.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or orde

farthermost
farthest
furthermost
utmost
uttermost

adverb — to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is use

farthest

adverb — to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`fu

farthest

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Of all the children in our school, I can run furthest.

Wiktionary

He lives furthest from the office, so his commute is the longest.

Wiktionary

The native-born and the "naturalised" locomotives have been giving way to the standardised types, of which the L.M.S.R. class "5" 4-6-0 has led the way and has penetrated the furthest.

Wiktionary

Out in the furthest reaches of the galaxy there are a bunch of stars named after dead actors.

Tatoeba · #881974

This man's ramblings are the furthest from the truth I've ever heard!

Tatoeba · #881978

Through the internet, we are now able to acquaint ourselves, deeply and in detail, with the mental activities of even the furthest people on the planet.

Tatoeba · #890580

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